Parking top of list for Newport's future

4:11 PM,
Aug. 28, 2013

Newport Business Association is guest for Newport State of the City address Wednesday.

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Burgeoning development is going to require this 1.5-square-mile river city to make way for more parking, and maybe more development.

Newport City Manager Tom Fromme said Wednesday the city will consider a $5 million to $6 million bond issue this fiscal year so that Newport is poised for growth.

Fromme invited the Newport Business Association to his State of the City of Newport address today at City Hall. Members from new, small businesses to longtime establishments such as Newport on the Levee and government officials attended. ...